Consumer Confidence

Unemployment rate falls, but hiring slows in California and L.A.

2013-05-17 11:04:00

After a few robust months, the pace of hiring in California slowed in April as employers concerned about the economy cut back on adding new employees. In a month in which the nation added 165,000 net new jobs, the Golden State gained just 10,400...

Stocks close higher on hopeful signs for the economy

2013-05-17 14:12:00

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence, adding to evidence that the economy is steadily...

California jobless rate falls to 9%

2013-05-17 17:45:00

No one ever said the economic recovery would be pretty. California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state's unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% the month...

Consumer prices fall 0.4% on cheaper gas

2013-05-16 06:23:21

A sharp fall in the cost of gas drove a measure of U.S. consumer prices down last month by the most since December 2008. Outside the drop in fuel costs, prices were largely unchanged. The consumer price index fell 0.4 percent in April from March, the...

GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes

2013-05-09 18:29:00

WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop of the mid-2011 drama that led to the nation's first-ever credit downgrade. An improving economy and higher taxes,...

Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero." The toy brands,...

Consumer confidence rebounded in April, Conference Board says

2013-04-30 08:19:00

WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence rebounded in April as Americans felt better about the economy's short-term prospects and their own incomes, the Conference Board said Tuesday. The group's Consumer Confidence Index rose to 68.1 this month after dropping...

Economic growth rises to 2.5% pace but falls below expectations

2013-04-26 18:46:00

WASHINGTON — The nation's sluggish recovery can't seem to catch a break. Persistent federal spending cuts and a slowdown in business investments thwarted hopes for stronger economic growth in the first quarter, setting up more modest gains in jobs...

Stocks power through April

2013-04-30 15:37:00

NEW YORK — The market wasn't supposed to go this far, this fast. Just a few months ago, Wall Street analysts predicted this year's stock rally would level off given the strong run-up seen in the first three months of the year. They held out hope...

California adds jobs; unemployment falls to 9.4%

2013-04-19 18:30:00

California's economic recovery continued to outpace the nation's in March as its unemployment rate fell to 9.4%, the lowest in more than four years for the Golden State. The state increased its payrolls by 25,500 jobs and pushed down the jobless rate...

Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates ease again; 30-year fixed at 3.41%

2013-04-18 07:56:00

Mortgage rates sank this week toward record lows, with lenders offering 30-year fixed home loans to solid borrowers at an average 3.41%, down from 3.43% a week ago, Freddie Mac’s weekly report�showed. It was the lowest rate the survey has recorded...

Consumer confidence drops in April; Boston bombings not a factor

2013-04-26 08:01:00

WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence dropped this month amid some discouraging economic news, but picked up in recent days despite the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a leading private barometer. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey...

Shoppers browse at a Target store in Minneapolis in December. A survey from Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan shows consumer confidence fell for the second month in a row.

2013-01-18 07:08:00

The recall covers Nap Nanny Generations One and Two, and the Chill model infant recliners. All were sold between 2009 and 2012. The Nap Nanny was designed to mimic the curves of a baby car seat, elevating an infant slightly to help reduce reflux, gas, stuffiness or other problems.

2012-12-27 12:13:00

Prices are posted at a gas station in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., on Tuesday. Gas prices are finally on the decline in South Jersey, as they have been elsewhere in the country, helping push down the consumer price index in November.

2012-12-14 08:09:00